27 head of finance jobs found

Interim Head of Finance – Ambleside - £55,000 to £58,000 – Offered on a day rate or Fixed Term Contract – Minimum of 3 months – Hybrid We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Interim Head of Finance to provide strategic and operational financial leadership for a thriving and fantastic charity based in Ambleside. This a try wonderful charity based in the Lake District. Entering into an exciting phase of transformation they are seeking a talented individual to be able to undertake the day to day responsibilities of the role whilst undertaking a review of current systems and processes. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team, supporting Trustees and senior colleagues with clear financial insight, robust governance and strong financial management. They are seeking someone in two parts * Initial 3 to 4 months to assess the department and review systems and processess * Permanent role * It maybe the same person goes temp...

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner on a hybrid basis, on an initial 3 month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£(Apply online only)/day inside of IR35 (based on experience). The Role: We are seeking an interim Finance Business Partner to assist the Head of Finance in providing strategic management of the organisation’s corporate financial and physical resources to support the delivery of the organisation’s Corporate Plan. The interim Finance Business Partner will take ownership of key business partnering responsibilities, including budget holder engagement and elements of monthly and annual reporting. The role will also help balance workloads across the team, reduce single points of failure, and create necessary capacity and resilience for the finance team whilst we go through the process of recruiting to this role on a permanent basis. Essential Experience:...

Interim Accounts Payable Clerk (4 months), team of 5, office based, Luton, £15 per hour Our client, a well-established business in Luton, have a need for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join their head office finance team. This is for a 4-month fixed term contract starting as soon as possible. Working in a busy and fast paced finance team, your duties as Accounts Payable Clerk will include: * Posting invoices * Reconciling supplier statements * Dealing with finance queries * Payment runs * Finance administration * Support to business as needed The ideal candidate for the Accounts Payable Clerk opportunity will have 2-3 years purchase ledger experience, be confident working as part of a team, building relationships at all levels and working to deadlines. You will be confident posting invoices, reconciling statements, working as part of a team and handling queries

Senior Accountant Certain Advantage are hiring for a Senior Accountant based in Daventry. This role is on an initial 6-month contract basis and is required to be onsite 2 days a week. Summary: You will be responsible for carrying out highly specialised accounting duties to maintain the department’s general ledger. This role also involves conducting detailed financial analysis of the department’s chart of accounts and financial statements, including identifying and evaluating unusual variances. Your responsibilities: Analyses, records and reports accounting transactions in a timely manner. Prepares general ledger entries and account reconciliations. Prepares balance sheet and profit and loss statements, consolidated financial statements, and other accounting schedules and reports. Responds to inquiries received from management, internal and external auditors, Sarbanes-Oxley audit group and others regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc. Review...

Credit Controller (Spanish & Italian speaking) Certain Advantage is hiring for a Credit Controller in the Darlington area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-based. The Company We’re working with a manufacturing business and a global power technology leader that specialises in generators and alternative fuel engines. Would you like to work with peers and stakeholders to support business goals? Does this sound like your next career move? The Role: This role is for a Credit Controller —someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be working in a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Achieving world-class collection metrics on assigned accounts Weekly accounts reviews and support periodic internal and external audits, including Sarbanes-Oxley control testing as required Working directly on cash collection accounts for designated Customers Administrative tasks such as manual...

Senior Finance Business Partner Contract until March 2027 - Inside IR35 Bristol Based (60% onsite) Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our renowned manufacturing client for a Senior Finance Business Partner to work within a procurement ops team providing Financial direction for the Commercial Strategy. You will lead the financial decision process to support commercial decision making in the tendering of detail parts and the subsequent impact of tendering decisions on the financial health and performance of the detail parts supply chain (£200m+). Key challenges in this role will include continuous stakeholder management across multiple interfaces (accounting and procurement up to “Head ofs”), and negotiating with procurement suppliers on key financial topics and performance improvement plans. There will be recurring and ad-hoc activities in this varied role. Typical responsibilities will include; Lead the financial decision process to support commercial decision making...

Contracts Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for a Contracts Manager based in Nottingham. This role is on a 6-month contract basis and is mainly remote, with occasional on-site attendance The Company We’re working with a public-sector focused organisation undergoing a period of transformation, including the implementation of a newly developed contract management system. This is a key support role within the contract management function, offering the opportunity to play a hands-on part in improving governance, compliance, and data quality across the organisation. The Role This role is for a detail-driven Contracts Manager who is comfortable working with limited direction and ready to make an immediate impact. You’ll support the management, capture, and maintenance of contract information within a new contract management system and will be responsible for: Capturing and inputting accurate contract data into the contract management system Ensuring compliance with local...

Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead Location: Leeds - Onsite Duration: 3-6 months (Interim) Start Date: ASAP Role Purpose To provide short-term senior finance support to strengthen our clients finance control environment during a period of transition. This role will focus on reviewing reconciliations, applying independent challenge, supporting the sign-off of key finance controls, and improving overall process discipline. A key objective will be ensuring finance outputs are accurate, well evidenced, and fully audit ready. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong technical judgement, attention to detail, and the ability to operate with a high degree of independence. Key Responsibilities of the Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead: 1. Reconciliation Review & Sign-Off Review daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations across key finance processes Validate that all reconciling items are clearly understood, evidenced and appropriately...

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed. Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking. On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for Risk and Controls Analyst (Market Abuse / Fixed Income) for a 6 month contract operating on a hybrid basis with one day per week in the London office. Purpose of the role:...

Hours 8.30am - 5pm Monday - Friday Join Our Team as a Purchase Ledger Clerk! Overall Job Purpose Reporting to the Admin Supervisor/Admin Manager, the Purchase Ledger is responsible for the processing of Supplier invoices, reconciling Supplier statements and highlighting service discrepancies to the Administration Manager within the timescales set by the company. What You'll Do: Responsible for processing Supplier invoices received into the office via post or email (Clearing). Checking these invoices against the expected service recorded on the database and marking any invoices that have discrepancies so that Purchase Ledger Query can notify the supplier of any errors. Where the service on any invoice is not as expected, recording this via the undercharge email. Responsible for completing Purchase Orders/Extras within Filemaker for Sales Ledger to produce the customers invoice with the correct information needed by the customers. Responsible for Electronic Posting of Supplier...

Your new company Location: Bicester (1-2 days working on-site) Salary: £58,000 - £64,750 Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract (potential to become permanent) We are partnering with a large and complex public sector organisation undergoing a significant transformation within its People Services function. As part of a recent restructure, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payroll & People Services Lead to play a key role in shaping and delivering a high-performing, compliant, and customer-focused service. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely payment of salaries, pensions, and expenses across the organisation. You will oversee the performance of the outsourced payroll provider, acting as the primary point of accountability for service delivery, quality, and compliance. Acting as the organisation's internal subject-matter expert, you will provide both strategic direction and operational oversight. You will lead on strengthening...

Billing & Credit Controller (6 Month FTC) £30,000 - £32,000 1 - 2 days per week in office (central Notts) | Flexible Working Hours We're supporting a growing finance team in the search for an experienced Billing & Credit Controller to join on a 6 month fixed-term contract. This is not a traditional credit control role - it's heavily focused on cash allocation, reconciliations, investigations, and resolving complex unallocated cash issues across a high-volume UK ledger. You'll be working closely with the AR Lead and wider commercial teams to investigate aged balances, reconcile customer accounts, resolve anomalies, and support debt recovery activity. Key responsibilities include: Resolving unallocated cash and payment discrepancies Reconciling customer accounts and bank recs Managing aged debt (60+ days) Investigating complex multi-account / multi-invoice issues Supporting invoice and credit note processing Working cross-functionally to resolve billing...

Are you an experienced Bookkeeper Accounting Assistant looking for a varied temporary role within a well-established North Wales business? Our client, based on Anglesey, is seeking a reliable and organised individual to support their finance team during an exciting period of operational development and finance system improvements. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive working environment where your skills and experience will play a key part in the smooth day-to-day running of the business. As a Bookkeeper your duties will include: Processing purchase and sales invoices Completing bank reconciliations Supporting credit control and debtor monitoring Assisting with supplier payments Maintaining accurate financial records Supporting VAT return preparation Payroll administration support Data entry and reporting duties General finance and administration tasks Assisting with improvements to finance systems and processes To be considered for the role you will need:...

A pivotal finance leadership role within a complex, multi-site UK business undergoing transformation Our client is a significant UK-based FMCG organisation operating within a multi-site, operationally driven environment. With revenue of over £100m, the business plays a key role within its sector and supplies major UK customers across a well-established and essential industry. Following a period of restructuring and strategic investment, the organisation is focused on improving operational performance, strengthening financial discipline and delivering sustainable profitability. As the business enters a crucial stage in this journey, they are seeking to appoint a Finance Director on a fixed term contract, with potential to move into a permanent role. This represents a key leadership role at an important point in the company’s evolution, where strong financial leadership, commercial insight and operational focus will underpin the next phase of performance and growth. The Role...

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader (12-Month FTC – Maternity Cover) Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 Location: Redditch We are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader to join our finance team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership of a high-volume AP function while supporting and guiding a small team—without stepping into a formal management role. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of a busy, well-established finance operation within a growing civil engineering business delivering groundwork services to national housebuilders across the Midlands. Our accounts payable function processes approximately 7,000 invoices per month, supported by modern, AI-enabled systems that help streamline matching and processing against purchase orders. Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader key duties:- In this role, you will take a lead position within...

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation for a Spanish Speaking Credit Controller to join their finance team on a fixed-term contract basis.    This is a key position focused on managing customer accounts across Mediterranean regions, ensuring timely collection of payments, reducing overdue balances, and maintaining strong customer relationships. The role requires a proactive and organised individual who can work independently, communicate effectively in both English and Spanish, and manage a busy workload in a fast-paced environment.   Key Responsibilities Manage customer accounts, ensuring timely collection of outstanding payments Proactively chase overdue balances to reduce aged debt and minimise bad debt exposure Build and maintain strong relationships with customer and internal teams Set up and amend customer accounts accurately within internal systems Process customer payments, banking, and account adjustments Administer and process Direct Debit files...

Finance Assistant – Temporary to Permanent (Office Based) Leicester £28,000-£33,000 Are you an experienced finance professional with strong sales invoicing and credit control experience? We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a growing business based in Leicester. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company that is transitioning from a small family-run business into a more structured organisation. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this role will take the lead on sales invoicing and support complex credit control activities within a small and supportive finance team. Initially offered on a temporary basis, there is genuine long-term potential for the right candidate. The Role This is a hands-on finance role with a strong focus on sales invoicing and credit control. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing complex invoicing processes while helping improve finance procedures as the business continues to grow. Key...

Nicholas Howard have an exciting opportunity for an interim Group Accountant to join a high growth and market leading medical device & tech client on an initial 6month basis. Based in London, working hybrid, this is a chance to join a high performing international finance team, looking after multiple entities across EMEA and APAC, so if you enjoy fast paced international accounting work, then we want to hear from you! What do we need? With a US parent, it will be essential to have good exposure to US GAAP, SOX, and preferable IFRS, coupled with working on multi entity/international accounting previously. ERP skills are obviously needed, ideally SAP/S4HANA, though specific systems knowledge is not essential. Ideally we would be looking for qualified candidates, but are open to part-qual if you have the relevant technical and career experience to delvier on the requirements! What is the focus? Primarily the role will focus on core financial accounting across the entities,...

Payroll Administrator (Temporary – 3 Months) A well-established residential construction business based in Cambridge is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to join their team on an initial 3-month temporary basis, with the potential to become permanent. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong payroll experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is available to start immediately. The Role Processing weekly and monthly payroll accurately and on time CIS reconciliation and related administration Working with Xero payroll/accounting software Maintaining payroll records and resolving payroll queries Supporting the finance team with additional administrative duties where required Requirements Previous payroll administration experience is essential Experience with CIS reconciliation Working knowledge of Xero Experience within the construction industry would be advantageous but is not essential Strong attention to detail and organisational...

Lead Payroll Officer - Temporary - 2 months - Carmarthen - Immediate start Yolk is delighted to be working with a Health and Social Care organisation who require a short term Lead Payroll Officer to help process their payroll requirements across all their sites. You will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, maintaining accurate records, ensuring statutory compliance, and supporting payroll-related queries. This position plays a vital role in ensuring payroll integrity and contributing to the overall financial control environment. You will be based at our brand‑new Carmarthen office, easily commutable from Swansea, and part of a collaborative finance team where knowledge is shared and support provided What you will be doing:- Prepare and process monthly and ad-hoc payroll cycles Calculate wages, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and statutory payments (PAYE, NIC, pensions) Ensure compliance with HMRC requirements including RTI submissions and year-end reporting...